Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act

Lobbied on the following issues in H.R. 4373, the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023, which provides fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations to Federal agencies through December 30, 2022, for continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government. Division C Defense: 1. Supported retaining section 8012 language that clearly prohibits using appropriated funds to arbitrarily constrain the DoD civilian workforce to Full Time Equivalent personnel caps, End Strength, or maximum number of employees. Provision also prohibits arbitrary reductions of the programmed civilian full-time equivalents projected over the Future Years Defense Program years absent an appropriate analysis of the impacts on readiness, lethality, stress on the force, operational effectiveness, military force structure, workload and fully burdened costs. 2. Supported inclusion in section 8012 additional language prohibiting use of appropriated funds for term or temporary hiring for "enduring functions." 3. Supported inclusion of language in the FY 2023 Defense Appropriations bill that mandates compliance with contract service planning, programming, and budgeting statutory requirements and Total Force Management statutory limitations on privatization (including compliance with the public-private competition moratorium). 4. Verified that continuing resolution carried forward existing Omnibus FY2022 appropriation riders, such as section 8012. 5. Confirmed that FSGG Appropriation Rider No. 741 prohibiting public-private competitions pursuant to OMB Circular A-76 was carried forward. Lobbied on the following provisions within the H.R. 7776, the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023: 1. Lobbied to strike S. 4543, Section 1107, Modification of the effective date of repeal of two-year probationary period for employees, which was stricken from final bill. 2. Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Section 5705, "Limitation on exception of competitive service requirements," and corresponding S. Amendment No. 5886 that would prevent any position in the competitive service from being reclassified to an excepted service schedule that was created after September 30, 2020, and limits federal employee reclassifications to the five excepted service schedules in use prior to fiscal year 2021. These were not included in the final bill. 3. Lobbied to include S. 3423, Chance to Compete Act and exclude the significantly different H.R. 6967, Chance to Compete Act, pertaining to modernizing and strengthening the competitive service, with the result that nothing was included in the final bill. 4. Lobbied to clarify H.R. 7900, Section 1533, "Comprehensive review of Cyber Excepted Service" and S. 4543, Section 1114, "Report on Cyber Excepted Service," which were included in final bill as Section 1541: Comprehensive Review of Civilian Cyber Excepted Service. 5. Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Title LVIII, Subtitle B, "Rights of the TSA Workforce Act of2022", that includes sections 5931 that would enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and stability of the transportation security workforce. This was not included in Division G in the final bill. 6. Lobbied against S. 4542, Section 1112, "Civilian Cyber Security Reserve Pilot," H.R. 7900, Section 1112, "National Digital Reserve Corps," and S. Amendment No. 6279 that would establish a civilian Cyber Security Reserve Pilot at the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency. These became Section 1540: Independent assessment of Civilian Cyber Security Reserve for Department of Defense. 7. Lobbied to change and improve H.R. 7900, Section 5867, Department of Defense Cyber and Digital Service Academy, S. 4542, Section 1111, Department of Defense Cyber and Digital Service Academy, and S. Amendment No. 6211, which became Section 1535: Department of Defense Cyber and Digital Service Academy. 8. Lobbied against H.R. 7900 section 631, "Prohibition on sale of Chinese goods in commissary stores and military exchanges," which became Section 651: Prohibition of the sale of certain goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in commissaries and exchanges. 9. Lobbied against H.R. 7900 section 2814, "Privatization of Navy and Air Force transient housing," and S. Amendment 6375 which was not include but instead directive report language on page 412 of the Joint Explanatory Statement to Accompany H.R. 7776 requires a report to address GAO findings. 10. Lobbied to make adjustments to the Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide Funding tables in H.R. 7900 addressed in the July 12, 2022, Statement of Administration Policy to prevent the use of a Reduction in Force in certain Defense Agencies and Field Activities." Further lobbied to make reductions to contract services accounts working in headquarters but mis-reported in non-headquarters program elements. 11. Lobbied to support H.R. 7900 Section 804, "Life cycle management and product support," which became Section 806: Life cycle management and product support. 12. Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Section 367, "Clarification of calculation for certain workload carryover of Department of Army," which became Section 377, Clarification of calculation for certain workload carryover of the Department of the Army. 13. Lobbied to clarify H.R. 7900 Section 831, "Key experiences and enhanced pay authority for acquisition workforce excellence," to ensure that participation in "public-private talent exchanges" remains voluntary. This became Section 831: Key experiences and enhanced pay authorities for acquisition workforce excellence. 14. Lobbied to clarify H.R. 7900, Section 802 and S. 4542 Section 822 on "Data requirements for commercial item pricing not based on adequate price competition, which became Section 803: Data requirements for commercial products for major weapon systems. 15. Lobbied to support S. 4542, Section 827, "Progress payment incentive pilot," which was not included in the final bill. 16. Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Title LXII, "District of Columbia National Guard Horne Rule" reflected in Sections 6251 through 6255 and S. Amendment No. 6155, which were not included in the final bill. 17. Lobbied to support H.R. 7900 Section 5907, "Presumption of cause of disability or death due to employment in fire protection activities," and S. Amendment No. 5837 Fairness for Federal Firefighters, which became Section 5305: Fairness for Federal Firefighters in the final bill. 18. Lobbied to support H.R. 7900 Section 5107, "Elimination of Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission," which was not included in the final bill. 19. Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Section 609E, "Pay for DoD and Coast Guard childcare providers: studies; adjustment." 20. Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Section 1107, "Inflation bonus pay for certain Department of Defense civilian employees," which was not included in the final bill. 21. Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Section 1109, "GAO study on Federal Wage System parity with local prevailing wage rate," which was not included in the final bill. 22. Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Section 5127, "Competitive pay for health care providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs," which became Section 5122, Competitive pay for health care providers of Department of Veterans Affairs. In the final bill. 23. Lobbied to support R.R. 7900, Section 868, "Prohibition on contracting with employers that violated the National Labor Relations Act;" as well as Section 5817, "Prohibition on contracting with persons with willful or repeated violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938," and corresponding S. Amendment No. 6157 on which were not included in the final bill. 24. Lobbied to strike S. 4543, Section 525, "Prohibition on considering State laws and regulations when determining individual duty assignments," which was not included in the final bill. 25. Lobbied to support R.R. 7900, Section 780, "Limitation On Realignment or Reduction of Military Medical Manning End Strength; Certification Requirement and Other Reforms," which was included in the final bill as Section 741: Limitation on reduction of military medical manning and strength certification requirements and other reforms. 26. Lobbied to support and modify H.R. 7900, Section 387, "National Standards For Federal Fire Protection At Military Installations," which became Section 388, "National Standards For Federal Fire Protection At Military Installations, in the final bill. 27. Lobbied to include S. 1888 "The Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act," as an amendment and no amendment was offered. 28. Lobbied about the issue of compliance with existing title 10 "total force management" provisions enacted in prior National Defense Authorization Acts since 2017. 29. Lobbied in support of the $750 million increase in the Defense Commissary Agency Working Capital (DeCA) appropriation in R.R. 7900, and S. Amendment No. 6256 asking for a $550 million increase. The final bill authorized a $350 million increase. 30. Lobbied to support Sec. 1102, Modification and extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas. 31. Lobbied to support Sec. 1103, One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone. 32. Lobbied to support Sec. 1104, Standardized credentials for law enforcement officers of the Department of Defense. 33. Commented on Sec. 1106, Enhanced pay authority for certain research and technology positions in science and technology reinvention laboratories. 34. Commented on Sec. 1107, Flexible workplace programs. 35. Lobbied to support Sec. 1108, Eligibility of Department of Defense employees in time-limited appointments to compete for permanent appointments. 36. Commented on Sec. 1109. Modification to personnel management authority to attract experts in science and engineering. 37. Commented on Sec. 1110, Modification and extension of pilot program on dynamic shaping of the workforce to improve the technical skills and expertise at certain department of defense laboratories. 38. Lobbied and suggested modifications to Sec. 1111, Modification of temporary expansion of authority for noncompetitive appointments of military spouses by federal agencies. 39. Lobbied and suggested modifications to Sec. 1112, Modification to pilot program for the temporary assignment of cyber and information technology personnel to private sector organization. 40. Lobbied to support S. Amendment No. 6228, that would increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for federal employees. 41. Lobbied to support S. Amendment No. 6184, First Responders Fair Retirement, that would allow disabled federal first responders (e.g., law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, and firefighters) to continue receiving federal retirement benefits in the same manner as though they had not been disabled. This was not included in final bill. 42. Lobbied to support S. Amendment No. 6251, requiring a review of the pay for Department of Defense and Coast Guard Child Care providers. 43. Lobbied to support Section 665: Studies on compensation for DoD childcare providers. 44. Lobbied against S. Amendment No. 6043, that would expand the so- called pilot program on enhanced personnel management system for cybersecurity and legal professionals in the Department of Defense, to the rest of the Departments civilian workforce. This was not included in final bill. 45. Lobbied against S. Amendment No. 5548, that would allow the extension of term appointments for up to six years. This was not included in the final bill. 46. Lobbied against S. Amendment No. 5542 that would modify the Criteria for granting direct-hire authority to agencies. This was not included in the final bill. 47. Lobbied against S. Amendment No. 5555 that would permanently exempt Domestic Defense Industrial Base Facilities, Major Range and Test Facilities Base and the Office of the Director of Test and Evaluation from the examination, certification and appointment provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code. This was not included in the final bill. 48. Lobbied against S. Amendment No. 5550, that would raise the threshold from 15 percent to 25 percent for hiring recent college graduates into professional or administrative positions in the competitive service without regard to the examination, certification and appointment requirements of title 5. This was excluded from the final bill. 49. Lobbied to oppose S. Amendment No. 5559 that limited the use of scientific information in rulemaking by federal agencies. This was not included in the final bill. 50. Lobbied to oppose S. Amendment No. 5547 that would make changes to the socioeconomic labor threshold for service contracts. This was not included in the final bill. 51. Lobbied to modify S. Amendment No. 5620, relating to the hiring practices in the Department of State Authorization Act related to Section 5502 on the Cyber workforce. This was included in the final bill. 52. Lobbied to support S. Amendment No. 5463, that would regulate how access to public education is to be considered when making basing decisions for the Department of Defense. This was excluded from the final bill. 53. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 5631, that prohibits the reduction of Senior Executive Service positions at the Navy Laboratories and Naval Surface Warfare Centers. 54. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 5632, that prohibits elimination of Chemical Biological Incident Response Force of the Marine Corps. 55. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 5629, that regulates the movement or consolidation of the Joint Spectrum Center to Fort Meade or another appropriate location. 56. Lobbied against S. Amendment No. 5622, directing a study to identify duplicative research programs within the Department of Defense. 57. Lobbied against S. Amendment No. 5623, providing a Sense of the Senate regarding recognizing National debt as a threat to National Security. 58. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 5613, directing a briefing to Congress on the source of the repair decision-making process for depots and the costs and risks to readiness resulting from those decisions. This briefing would include an objective balance of workload between the public and private sectors. 59. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 5604, directing an Air Force assessment of combat-to-dwell policy and health within the remotely piloted aircraft community. 60. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 5598, that directed an assessment of conflicts of interest among consulting firms, such as Deloitte and McKinsey & Company. 61. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 5582, that requires the Department to clarify the roles and responsibilities for force modernization within the Army. 62. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 6349, The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, ensuring non-discrimination and reasonable accommodations among employers of pregnant workers. 63. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 6398, The Electoral Count Reform Act, which was not included in this bill. 64. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 6440, requiring a report and training related to food insecurity among military personnel and their families. 65. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 6081, prohibiting indefinite detention of citizens and lawful permanent residents. 66. Lobbied against S. Amendment No. 6110, arbitrarily restricting Internal Revenue Service hiring, which was not included in the final bill. 67. Lobbied against S. Amendments No. 6217 and 6218, that would require a GAO report on alternative modeling for locality pay formulations, which were not included in the final bill. 68. Lobbied to support S. Amendment No. 5852, providing for leave relating for abortion care and services for members of the Armed Forces, suggesting the need for a similar provision for federal employees and their families. 69. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 5855, requiring a study and report on the rate of cancer -related morbidity and mortality for individuals assigned to Pease Air Force Base and Pease Air National Guard Base. 70. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 5880, requiring disclosure to Congress of Presidential Emergency Action documents. 71. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 5902, of the PLUM Act, that requires a periodically updated public website on political appointee positions. 72. Lobbied against S. Amendment No. 6156, that would arbitrarily reduce by one percent any amount available to a Defense Component in the absence of an unqualified audit opinion. This was not included in the final bill. 73. Commented on of S. Amendment No. 5950, The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which was included in the final bill. 74. Lobbied against S. Amendment No. 5561 on the blended workforce that would undercount the number of contractors providing services to federal agencies by relying on counting only contractors with access to agency property or computer systems. 75. Lobbied in support S. of Amendment No. 6294, on the Department of Defense providing support to Defense-affiliated families (military and civilian) supplanted from the Departments child development centers. 76. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 6295, that affirms as one of the main objectives of the NDAA to include the capacity of public shipyards to meet current and anticipated needs of the Navy to maintain and repair ships. 77. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 6326, that would provide that the scorecard for basing decisions used by the military departments be coordinated with the Secretary of Defense to ensure consistency and be published for public comment in the Federal Register. 78. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 5922, directing a Department of Defense report on the adequacy of the cost-of-living allowance for members of the military, requesting it also include the impact on the Departments civilian workforce. 79. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 5819, that would expand the Commissary store doorstop delivery pilot program. 80. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 6007, that would require the Department of Defense to provide its rationale for Active and Reserve end strengths and its civilian workforce projections. 81. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 6013, establishing a framework for Congressional review of National Emergencies. 82. Lobbied in support S. Amendment No. 5729, directing a review by the Department of the Army of its execution of food service contracts. 83. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 6174, requiring a report on credit and debit card user fees imposed on veterans and caregivers at Commissary stores and MWR facilities. 84. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 5831, that would require a report on blood testing of Department of Defense firefighters for exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. 85. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 5751, requiring the Department of Defense to appoint a senior official responsible for addressing food insecurity. 86. Lobbied in support of S. Amendment No. 6046 that would rescind the medals of honor awarded to Soldiers who participated in the Wounded Knee massacre on December 29, 1890. This was not included in the final bill. 87. Lobbied against S. Amendment No. 6049 that would establish a White House position at Cabinet level equivalency that overlaps with the responsibilities of the Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Defense, other federal agencies, and state and tribal governments pertaining to volunteer, Defense and civil service positions. This was not included in final bill. 88. Lobbied in support of Section 665: Studies on compensation for DoD childcare providers. 89. Lobbied in support of Section 714: Maintenance of Core Casualty Receiving Facilities to improve medical force readiness. 90. Lobbied in support of Section 715: Congressional notification requirement to modify scope of services provided at military medical treatment facilities. 91. Lobbied in support of Section 731: Briefing and report on reduction or realignment of military medical manning and medical billets. 92. Commented on Section 742: Feasibility study on establishment of Department of Defense internship programs relating to civilian behavioral health providers. 93. Commented on Section 833: Modifications to Defense Civilian Training Corps. 94. Lobbied in support of Section 2703: Prohibition on conducting additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round. 95. Lobbied in support of Section 5124: Technical corrections to honoring our PACT Act of 2022. 96. Commented on TITLE LII-INSPECTOR GENERAL INDEPENDENCE AND EMPOWERMENT MATTERS. AFGE sent the following letters to Congress in connection with FY2023 NDAA: 1. AFGE Legislative Department Letter to Senate Members on Floor Amendments dated October 12, 2022. 2. AFGE Legislative Department Letter to Senate and House Leaders and Appropriators on FY2023 OMNIBUS addressed the TSA Workforce in both the NDAA and appropriation.

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NAT - H.R. 3326 Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act; H.R. 5350, the Enhancing Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Act; H.R. 5805 Buffalo Tract Protection Act; S. 173, the CORE Act; S. 4542 Dolores Rivet NCA Bill; Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act; S.1493 the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act; H.R. 8046, the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act; S. 192 River Democracy Act; S. 387 Grand Canyon Protection Act; S. 567 Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act; S. 1538 Smith River National Recreation Expansion Act; S. 1718 Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park Expansion Act; S. 1769 Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act; S. 2693 Salton Sea Projects Improvement Act; S. 2806 Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021; S.3046 - Root and Stem Project Authorization Act of 2021; S.3129 - M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act; S.3404 - A bill to provide the consent of Congress to an amendment to the Constitution of the State of New Mexico; S.3667 - African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act; S.3685 - John P. Parker House Study Act; S.4080 - Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act; S.4121 - A bill to designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial; Inflation Reduction Act; S. 1229 SOAR Act; H.R. 8802, the American Public Land and Waters Climate Solutions Act. Expressed views on S. 4227, A bill to streamline the oil and gas permitting process; S. 2561, "a bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976; HR 5118, the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act; S.3997 - LBL Recreation and Heritage Act; S.J.Res.55 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions"; and NEPA CRA resolution in Senate.

Defense Appropriations Lobbied on the following issues in H.R. 8236, the Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Appropriations Act: 1. Supported retaining section 8012 language that clearly prohibits using appropriated funds to arbitrarily constrain the DoD civilian workforce to Full Time Equivalent personnel caps, End Strength, or maximum number of employees. Provision also prohibits arbitrary reductions of the programmed civilian full-time equivalents projected over the Future Years Defense Program years absent an appropriate analysis of the impacts on readiness, lethality, stress on the force, operational effectiveness, military force structure, workload and fully burdened costs. Opposed Administration proposal from the President's Budget to strike this provision and replace with a section 8008 that would permit the Department of Defense to constrain the civilian workforce to arbitrary personnel caps and arbitrarily reduce it for any reason. 2.Supported inclusion in section 8012 additional language prohibiting use of appropriated funds for term or temporary hiring for "enduring functions." 3.Supported inclusion of language in the FY 2023 Defense Appropriations bill that mandates compliance with contract service planning, programming, and budgeting statutory requirements and Total Force Management statutory limitations on privatization (including compliance with the public-private competition moratorium). 4.Supported provision added by HAC-D that protects the ability of Department of Defense personnel to obtain abortions. 5.Verified that continuing resolution carried forward existing Omnibus FY2022 appropriation riders, such as section 8012. 6.Provided input on impact on Defense-related issues in the House Mini-bus appropriations amendments review for FY2023. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 1.Lobbied to strike S. 4543, Section 1107, Modification of the effective date of repeal of two-year probationary period for employees. 2.Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Section 5705, Limitation on exception of competitive service requirements. 3.Lobbied to clarify H.R. 7900, Section 1533, Comprehensive review of Cyber Excepted Service and S. 4543, Section 1114, Report on Cyber Excepted Service. 4.Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Title LVIII, Subtitle B, Rights of the TSA Workforce Act of 2022, that includes sections 5931 that would enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and stability of the transportation security workforce. 5.Lobbied against S. 4542, Section 1112, Civilian Cyber Security Reserve Pilot, and H.R. 7900, Section 1112, National Digital Reserve Corps. 6.Lobbied against H.R. 7900 section 631, Prohibition on sale of Chinese goods in commissary stores and military exchanges. 7.Lobbied against H.R. 7900 section 2814, Privatization of Navy and Air Force transient housing. 8.Lobbied to make adjustments to the Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide Funding tables in H.R. 7900 addressed in the July 12, 2022, Statement of Administration Policy to prevent the use of a Reduction in Force in certain Defense Agencies and Field Activities. Further lobbied to make reductions to contract services accounts working in headquarters but mis-reported in non-headquarters program elements. 9.Lobbied to support H.R. 7900 Section 804, Life cycle management and product support. 10.Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Section 367, Clarification of calculation for certain workload carryover of Department of Army. 11.Lobbied to clarify H.R. 7900 Section 831, Key experiences and enhanced pay authority for acquisition workforce excellence, to ensure that participation in public-private talent exchanges remains voluntary. 12.Lobbied to clarify H.R. 7900, section 802 and S. 4542 Section 822 on Data requirements for commercial item pricing not based on adequate price competition. 13.Lobbied to support S. 4542, Section 827, Progress payment incentive pilot. 14.Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Title LXII, District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule reflected in Sections 6251 through 6255. 15.Lobbied to support H.R. 7900 Section 5907, Presumption of cause of disability or death due to employment in fire protection activities. 16.Lobbied to support H.R. 7900 Section 5107, Elimination of Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission. 17.Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Section 609E, Pay for DoD and Coast Guard childcare providers: studies; adjustment. 18.Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Section 1107, Inflation bonus pay for certain Department of Defense civilian employees. 19.Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Section 1109, GAO study on Federal Wage System parity with local prevailing wage rate. 20.Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Section 5127, Competitive pay for health care providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 21.Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Section 868, Prohibition on contracting with employers that violated the National Labor Relations Act; as well as Section 5817, Prohibition on contracting with persons with willful or repeated violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. 22.Lobbied to strike S. 4543, Section 525, Prohibition on considering State laws and regulations when determining individual duty assignments. 23.Lobbied to repudiate the directive report language in S. 4543 that suggests DoD should not continue its efforts to root out extremism in the ranks. Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Section 1036, Report on threat posed by domestic terrorists and Section 5814, Interagency report on extremist activity. 24.Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Section 780, Limitation On Realignment or Reduction of Military Medical Manning End Strength; Certification Requirement and Other Reforms. 25.Lobbied to support H.R. 7900, Section 387, National Standards For Federal Fire Protection At Military Installations. 26.Lobbied to include in S. 4543, The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023, S. 1888 The Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act. 27.Lobbied about the issue of compliance with existing title 10 total force management provisions enacted in prior National Defense Authorization Acts since 2017. 28.Lobbied in support of the $750 million increase in the Defense Commissary Agency Working Capital (DeCA) appropriation in H.R. 7900. AFGE sent the following letters to Congress se in connection with FY2023 NDAA: 1.AFGE Legislative Department Letter to House Armed Services Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee on Pre-Conference issues dated August 18, 2022. 2.AFGE Legislative Department Letter to House Armed Services Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee on Pre-Conference issues dated September 16, 2022.